{"id":5509,"date":"2024-11-23T08:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:33:18","slug":"trump-picks-ex-nfl-cb-scott-turner-as-hud-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/trump-picks-ex-nfl-cb-scott-turner-as-hud-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks ex-NFL CB Scott Turner as HUD secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Trump has chosen Scott Turner, a former NFL player, as the next secretary for the Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-selects-nfl-veteran-scott-turner-housing-urban-development-secretary-2024-11-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Housing and Urban Development<\/a> (HUD).<\/p><p>Turner, currently the chair of the Center for Education Opportunity, previously held the position of executive director at the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump chooses former NFL player Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2pRWXVrPcL\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2pRWXVrPcL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1860131481550749759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country&rsquo;s most distressed communities,&rdquo;<\/em> Trump said in a statement on Friday.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Turner NFL Career<\/h2><p>Turner&rsquo;s football journey began at Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. He continued playing as a starting cornerback at the University of Illinois, where he earned a degree in speech communications.<\/p><p>In 1995, Turner entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL<\/a> Draft and was picked by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round. Over his career, which spanned from 1995 to 2004, he played for the Redskins, the San Diego Chargers, and the Denver Broncos. <\/p><p>Notably, he was the last player to wear #21 for the Chargers before Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson claimed the number.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Trump says former NFL player, White House aide Scott Turner is his nominee for housing and urban development secretary. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtpSPQzApj\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/MtpSPQzApj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1860129803636212113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Turner appeared in 101 NFL games, racking up 96 solo tackles, five interceptions, and two sacks.<\/p><p>As his playing career neared its end, Turner developed a strong interest in politics. During the NFL offseasons, he interned with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/duncan-hunter\/H001048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter<\/a>. Furthermore, after retiring from professional football in 2004, Turner transitioned fully into a political career.<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/steelers-qb-conundrum-russell-wilson-justin-fields-in-the-mix-says-nfl-insider\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Steelers&rsquo; QB Conundrum: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields in the Mix, Says NFL Insider<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Image<\/strong>: X (Formerly Twitter)<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Turner: From NFL to HUD Secretary under Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[961,960],"class_list":["post-5509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-scott-turner","tag-scott-turner-hud"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump picks ex-NFL CB Scott Turner as HUD secretary - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Scott Turner, former NFL player, nominated as HUD Secretary by Trump. 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